In an unofficial vote, Congress and the American people have decided that it's okay to use the Internet while the president is speaking. On Twitter, users sent 1.7 million tweets related to the President Barack Obama's State of the Union address duri...

Facebook will now surface trending topics alongside the News Feed, using a new product the company simply calls "trending." Trending will show a personalized list of popular topics for each user, combining their interests with content getting the mos...

In addition to cat GIFs, #foodporn and breaking news, Twitter offers something even more special: a look at what's "trending." But in 2012, Twitter changed the system so that your default settings show algorithmic trends tailored specifically to you ...

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